You ask me to read this letter

That you wrote the night before

And you really should know better

Now she's worth a whole lot more

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Brother, you know you can't run away and hide

Is it you don't want to see her cries, is that why

You won't go and say goodbye

Then you said the fault was yours

When you really were to blame

'Twas as if to close the doors

And to hide away in shame

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Yes, and why, tell me why

Can't you see that it's not right

It's a lie, it's a lie

Don't hide your sorrow in the night

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And you know the pain is double

But for her it's even worse

You must face her with the trouble

'Though it's hurting like a curse

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Brother, you know you can't run away and hide

Is it you don't want to see her cries, is that why

You won't go and say

Gonna go and say, gonna go and say goodbye